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| Blenheim and Elgin Crescents Garden (Ladbroke Estate) |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Blenheim and Elgin Crescents Garden is part of the Ladbroke Estate, laid out as a planned garden suburb with a coherent layout of concentric crescents and large communal gardens whose features were first suggested in a plan by architect and estate surveyor Thomas Allason in 1823. His scheme was later modified by others, including James Thomson, although he remained involved until his death in 1852. Building started in the 1840s; the outer concentric crescents date from the 1860s. During the lull in building development, the land was leased for a time for a racecourse, the Hippodrome, which operated from 1837-41. After Allason's death, artist and designer Thomas Allom was responsible for the next phase of development. |
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| Site location: |
Blenheim Crescent/Elgin Crescent |
| Postcode: |
W11 2EG |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
c.1863 |
| Designer(s): |
Thomas Allason, architect and surveyor (overall plan of Ladbroke Estate) |
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| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
Lansdowne Estate |
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| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, for keyholders only |
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| Facilities: |
hard games court at east end |
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| Public transport: |
Tube: Ladbroke Grove (Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan). Bus: 23, 52, 70 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/06/2004
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